Word: crystallic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...erudite science of solid-state physics can predict from theory how strong a metallic crystal should be if all its atoms were arranged in a perfect, regular pattern. The figure is usually so high that the real metal seems like mush by comparison. Crystals formed in ordinary ways, e.g., by cooling from a liquid, are full of imperfections and irregularities that reduce their strength. Crystals of pure iron, for instance, should, in theory, be a hundred times stronger than they actually...
...frozen-concentrate industry, which in a few short years has leveled out the feast & famine industry by dotting the green landscape with 22 vast brick and aluminum cold-storage warehouses. Having poured millions into the liquid-concentrate revolution, the citrus industry may be on the threshold of another upheaval: crystal concentrates, easy to ship and inexpensive to store, that can be turned into fruit juice with the addition of water. Florida's Orange Crystal, Inc. last year offered $300,000 worth of stock to finance such a plant, sold the issue...
...grotesque vigor, and others that are outstanding for their subtle realism. A hat and a wall-hanging made entirely of feathers brighten the display. There is a poncho with a checkerboard pattern, and many cloths so elaborately embroidered that the eye cannot be brought to unravel their designs. Rock crystal, jade, silver, ivory and turquoise jewelry conjure up court scenes of exotic splendor...
...striking features of the massive Soviet embassy in East Berlin-the sword-bearing guards, the half-ton crystal chandeliers, the stained-glass picture of the Kremlin clock tower-the most striking was the cold. It was so chilly that a couple of the diplomats clustered around the table turned up their collars. The temperature was symbolic...
...once Owen's greatest asset and a liability which he is most likely to deplore. Like the Hogarth engravings on his office walls, Owen's lectures are liberally sprinkled with bits of historical paraphernalia, each so interesting in itself that it is likely to detract from the whole. The "Crystal Palace" lecture, featuring lantern slides of a once famous Victorian exhibition, along with Owen's barbed asides, is an example. "I'm sorry it has developed into a kind of stunt or parlor trick. It really has a value in depicting the Victorian era," he remarked in justification...